Culture, bacterial
Facility: St Peters Health
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 MT hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $13 (about 1.4× the $9 Medicare rate). St Peters Health charges insurers about $13, or about $85 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Helena, MT.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $123 | 1427% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $20 | 104% |
| Humanamajor | $9 | 104% |
| PacificSource | $25 | 290% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $17 |
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Other Procedures at St Peters Health
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other MT hospitals
- Phillips County Hospital - Cah · Malta $7
- Central Montana Medical Center · Lewistown $8
- Roundup Memorial Healthcare · Roundup $9
- Logan Health Medical Center · Kalispell $13
- St. Patrick Hospital · Missoula $14
- Great Falls Clinic Hospital · Great Falls $16
- Stillwater Billings Clinic · Columbus $17
- Logan Health - Whitefish · Whitefish $17
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.